Radio.com sat down with Hayes to discuss his songwriting process and whether he ever holds back on revealing too much for fear the person he’s writing about will find out.

“I’m a big fan of just letting everything out on the table. That’s why I write songs, that’s why I do what I do,” he explained. “I’m a big fan of just saying whatever is on your mind. My filter’s not that great. That’s how I think through everything.”